Posts Categorized: Tips Exchange

This is a special Capital Question addressed to the nominees for the 2014 Alberta Women Entrepreneurs Celebration of Achievement Award. We would like to share a bit of your advice with readers of the Edmonton Journal through Capital Ideas, a community of business owners helping business owners. So we’re asking you this question: What has... Read more »

Running a small business is hard work, but we inevitably learn a thing or two along the way that can make things easier. In the spirit of helping one another by sharing what we know, Capital Ideas wants to hear from you: What’s the most important thing you’ve learned about running a small business? Answer... Read more »

Advertising is everywhere, but not all of it hits the mark. If you’ve ever run an ad, or created one, you’ve learned some things along the way about what works and what doesn’t. We want you to share with other business owners one key thing you know about creating an advertisement that accomplishes what it... Read more »

Getting your business noticed is key to growth, but sometimes it can be difficult to stand out from the crowd. Participating in trade shows can be integral to growing your customer base and getting new business, but with so many different companies represented at such events, we want to know: How do you get your... Read more »

We’re asking participants in Riata Partners’ Oct. 23 seminar on Navigating a Business Crisis to share the most important thing they learned about dealing with a crisis. We are planning to publish the best answers in the Edmonton Journal on the Capital Ideas page, which runs every Wednesday in the business section. Jennifer Kennedy of... Read more »

Mercer Collective merchants, we would like to give you an opportunity to share your expertise and inspire other entrepreneurs by answering a question for Capital Ideas, Edmonton’s community of business owners helping business owners. Here’s what we need from you: If you’d like to participate, please fill out this short questionnaire, below, answering the question: How... Read more »

Northern Alberta Business Incubator members, we would like to give you an opportunity to share your expertise and inspire other entrepreneurs by answering a question for Capital Ideas, Edmonton’s community of business owners helping business owners. Here’s what we need from you: If you’d like to participate, please fill out this short questionnaire, below, answering... Read more »

We’ve invited Brad Ferguson, president and CEO of the Edmonton Economic Development Corporation, to ask this week’s Capital Question. If you read his blog, you’ll know he is big on creativity — it’s one of the hallmarks of entrepreneurial thinking. So Brad wants to know: Where do you go in the city when you need... Read more »

Stress, long hours, and constant demands. Even the most dedicated can sometimes feel a little burned out, especially with other commitments piled on top of your business. For this Capital Question, we’d like to hear your advice on how you keep from burning out. We’ll print the best responses in the June 12 edition of Edmonton Journal’s... Read more »

On April 25, we spent a few hours at the Edmonton Journal Employment Supershow, a one-day event that allows employers to answer questions en masse to thousands of prospective employees. We spoke with a number of individuals on both sides of the table, and now we’d like to find out what you have to say.... Read more »

Bouncing ideas off like-minded people and seeking advice from trusted sources can be a crucial aspect of growing your business. No one has all the answers right off the bat, and oftentimes it pays to know good people or to have good resources that can help. That’s why this week’s Tips Exchange is asking you to share... Read more »

Small Business Week is here, which is a good time to think about making our businesses run more smoothly. That’s why this week’s Tips Exchange is asking small business owners to share how they increase productivity. What tools do you use to stay on track and what advice do you have for others looking to enhance their productivity? Here’s... Read more »

Success in business requires creativity. To come up with new ideas, or ways to execute those ideas that are better than before, you need to get outside of “the way we’ve always done things” and spend some time in the “adjacent possible,” as Steven Johnson puts it; that’s where good ideas come from. But it’s... Read more »

You don’t have a business without customers, but sometimes dealing with their complaints can make you want to scream. How far should you go to make the customer happy? Do you ever reach a point where you have to “fire” a client? Or is there a way to keep everyone happy? Capital Ideas member Lea Alcantara wanted to... Read more »

Your business is a part of a community. But how much you get involved with the community is up to you. Sometimes it’s difficult juggling the idea of social conscience and all the other work entrepreneurs need to do. Capital Ideas member John Lilley wanted to hear from you on the idea of social conscience. What... Read more »